Woo huge lore drop! That’s a really cool journey. thanks for your investment in this community, I remember it being one of constants when I started lurking, so I’m happy you have kept it going. :)
It was interesting to look back and see the original posts to see how I found my voice as a poster. It’s still the genuine me, but I can feel how I go from a shy and reluctant lurker to seeing you guys look forward to seeing my posts and I get more relaxed and confident with you all.
Somewhat recently I was a little shocked to see a few people refer to my content as a meme, in the same breath as things like the beans posts. I can only assume they’ve never actually looked at my posts and saw that while I try to keep it fun, I’m here to teach. So I guess that is a testament to my presence that even those that ignore me see me as something always here.
I go through periods of burnout and thinking people are losing interest, but I still enjoy what I learn and share, and many of you have expressed what having this here as a regular thing has meant to you.
I think I’ve only gotten one of you to actually volunteer, and I hope a handful of you have found your local shelters and donated, but I feel that’s personal so I don’t expect to hear about that, but I do feel this group has been a positive experience for quite the number of you guys.
I’m glad you all seem to enjoy learning along with me about these animals, and I like being here to answer your questions and to surprise you with new things.
I go through periods of burnout and thinking people are losing interest
You don’t owe us anything, when you need a break please take it, or slow down a bit. Mantaining a community is a massive task, I feel that there’s enough of us invested now that we are not going to let it die. ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
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I think I’ve only gotten one of you to actually volunteer
This is awesome!! Thanks again anon, truly. <3
Finally, I want to be more involved in contributing to communities but I don’t want to share whatever just fot the sake of it; so hopefully I can put together a nice post + write up from time to time :) you’ve inspired me as well.
I have scaled back a little for summer. I was feeling worse about it, but I believe it was Blaze or someone on Fedigrow that pointed out it’s summer and people are on vacation and stuff. I have confidence issues, so I usually automatically assume I did something, but that got me to get a more likely realistic take on things. I went from doing 5 posts a day to 4 during the week and 3 on weekends, and that is less pressure, so now I can take a break every day or so on stocking up on content.
As someone who usually avoids the spotlight, posting here has been largely enjoyable. If it’s something your passionate about, in anything but political posts, you can have the stage to yourself in near anything and people really seem glad for the contributions to other topics. It can be slow to build an audience, but the people you do pick up will be happy to have someone to talk with here. I never thought I’d be a daily contributor, and I never thought I’d have this many people happy to listen to what I share. I think everyone should try posting more. Even if you feel you dont have much to say, AskLemmy could use some more variety, and there’s Dull Men’s Club and others specifically for mundane chat.
Woo huge lore drop! That’s a really cool journey. thanks for your investment in this community, I remember it being one of constants when I started lurking, so I’m happy you have kept it going. :)
It was interesting to look back and see the original posts to see how I found my voice as a poster. It’s still the genuine me, but I can feel how I go from a shy and reluctant lurker to seeing you guys look forward to seeing my posts and I get more relaxed and confident with you all.
Somewhat recently I was a little shocked to see a few people refer to my content as a meme, in the same breath as things like the beans posts. I can only assume they’ve never actually looked at my posts and saw that while I try to keep it fun, I’m here to teach. So I guess that is a testament to my presence that even those that ignore me see me as something always here.
I go through periods of burnout and thinking people are losing interest, but I still enjoy what I learn and share, and many of you have expressed what having this here as a regular thing has meant to you.
I think I’ve only gotten one of you to actually volunteer, and I hope a handful of you have found your local shelters and donated, but I feel that’s personal so I don’t expect to hear about that, but I do feel this group has been a positive experience for quite the number of you guys.
I’m glad you all seem to enjoy learning along with me about these animals, and I like being here to answer your questions and to surprise you with new things.
Late reply but
You don’t owe us anything, when you need a break please take it, or slow down a bit. Mantaining a community is a massive task, I feel that there’s enough of us invested now that we are not going to let it die. ( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
Also
This is awesome!! Thanks again anon, truly. <3
Finally, I want to be more involved in contributing to communities but I don’t want to share whatever just fot the sake of it; so hopefully I can put together a nice post + write up from time to time :) you’ve inspired me as well.
I have scaled back a little for summer. I was feeling worse about it, but I believe it was Blaze or someone on Fedigrow that pointed out it’s summer and people are on vacation and stuff. I have confidence issues, so I usually automatically assume I did something, but that got me to get a more likely realistic take on things. I went from doing 5 posts a day to 4 during the week and 3 on weekends, and that is less pressure, so now I can take a break every day or so on stocking up on content.
As someone who usually avoids the spotlight, posting here has been largely enjoyable. If it’s something your passionate about, in anything but political posts, you can have the stage to yourself in near anything and people really seem glad for the contributions to other topics. It can be slow to build an audience, but the people you do pick up will be happy to have someone to talk with here. I never thought I’d be a daily contributor, and I never thought I’d have this many people happy to listen to what I share. I think everyone should try posting more. Even if you feel you dont have much to say, AskLemmy could use some more variety, and there’s Dull Men’s Club and others specifically for mundane chat.